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North Channel-Lake Huron flip at 12:36pm 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3162 Hi, we are planning to sail in the North Channel this summer and we are wondering which cruising gui
Has anyone converted their hunter 34 from CNG to LPG? kevinkahl75 at 11:45am 02.06.09 Big Boats 5/1688 What size of tank did you use and where did you put it. :confused:
Hose dilemma Roger Long at 10:12am 02.06.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2788 Back in 2005 when I first refitted the boat and didn't know any better or that there was a Headmiste
Heave-to...sharing experience Franklin at 8:33am 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4051 I know we talked a lot about this in other threads and that's where I got the idea to try a drag dev
Important recall for EPIRBS and liferafts tweitz at 7:37am 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1478
Boom rigging Photo? Boompa at 5:18am 02.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1337 OK, first off I don't own a Catalina. I own a Morgan OI 30 and know that if I posted the question 't
Jazz reverie T37 Phil at 4:30am 02.06.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/4689
Looking for a Bangor Punta produced O'Day Raparee at 3:24pm 02.05.09 Bigger Boats 7/2458 I am looking to replace my powerboat, since I'm a long time sailor, really miss sailing and have hea
Is this coupler ok? (1) Bazzer at 1:39pm 02.05.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3550 This is the coupler on our Newport that the Surveyor reported two weeks ago as "Good" Now it looks l
Buying a 92 Macgregor 26S pro's and cons? qcovefishing at 1:19pm 02.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/37949 I am thinking of buying a 92 Macgregor 26S and am new to sailing. I have been around boats all my l
Need Hatch Cover Replacement Jboucher at 12:53pm 02.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1624 I have an Oday 19" on which the Hatch covers have become fairly badly weathered. I would like to rep
Gennaker jdanpatterson at 11:02am 02.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1993 I am thinking of buying a North Sails gennaker G3. Does anyone have any experience rigging such a s
Autohelm Captain_Mike at 10:57am 02.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1117 Has anyone instaaled an autohelm on their 26M ' ifso,What model ?
Tethers (3) Bob S at 10:34am 02.05.09 Ask All Sailors 30/6931 When my boat see's water this spring it will be for the second season under my ownership. It seems l
Beneteau 323 Performance Tips hfxns at 7:59am 02.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/7227 I am considering racing my B323 this summer (cruising class, we bought the boat last March), and I a
H233 Galley and Water tank placement SweetTrade at 6:44am 02.05.09 Smaller Boats 14/2243 Hi all, I have a H23 with the galley tbale bbut no sink or water tank. I bought a sink and foucet t
vanishing posts Ross at 8:06pm 02.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1762 A post was made earlier concerning synthetic standing rigging and it seemed familar. I recalled a si
H23.5 ballast tank questions albertlimsl at 7:57pm 02.04.09 Smaller Boats 8/3489 I have some questions pertaining to H23.5 ballast tank and hope to get some advices: Recently while
Adult humor Brian D at 6:52pm 02.04.09 Sails Call Lounge 202/49280 I THINK YOU ARE THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY KIDS A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attrac
Water in Oil thaeni at 6:23pm 02.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1081 I have a Westerbeke 12CTWO with 667 hrs. I noticed oil is real thick and grayish in color. Engine ru

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First start in awhile... Hayden Watson at 11:03am 02.18.22 @Benny17441 what do you mean by this? Although the speed control on boat diesels is usually calle
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:49am 02.18.22 Most likely a manual bilge pump. There should be a hose attached that runs to or close to the bil
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 10:40am 02.18.22 I assume the poly is oil based not water. I shifted over to water base for tiller coats for cleanup
New Catalina 30 Owner Roland5048 at 10:40am 02.18.22 i have a little lever coming out of the cockpit sea directly behind the helm that appears to be a p
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 10:09am 02.18.22 That is very cool, thanks! Kinda pricey, but.... I think $375 per 100ah (12v) is actually a good
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 10:03am 02.18.22 Do those kind of batteries handle the shock and vibration of living on a sailboat? Just curious as
Selling used stuff here and fraud jssailem at 9:01am 02.18.22 At one time it was "BUYER BEWARE". Now that we have a larger marketplace the phrase "SELLER BEWARE"
Selling used stuff here and fraud sail sfbay at 8:53am 02.18.22 Request Venmo, which is what I have done when I sold equipment on this site.
Selling used stuff here and fraud markwbird at 8:50am 02.18.22 Did he offer to make the check for more than the sale amount so you could pay the mover? That is th
A few Hunter 306 questions (1) jssailem at 8:40am 02.18.22 Hello. Glad to hear you are enjoying your boat. The LEE helm issue is one of sails verse hull shape
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:37am 02.18.22 his priorities straight, but is witty, as well. He obviously has a lot of experience with women ;
Tiller .vs. Wheel capta at 8:28am 02.18.22 I think it is really about the boat and how it is to be used.
Selling used stuff here and fraud capta at 8:16am 02.18.22 Scam... Hello. How are you?
Selling used stuff here and fraud NYSail at 8:13am 02.18.22 Yep..... Good ol' Jim Corry (thats what he said his name is) trying to scam a poor sailor. So anyo
learning to sail... The big step... capta at 8:13am 02.18.22 @capta - Thought you might be able to help this gentleman. Thanks, but the dreaded Covid put us ou
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Ben4195 at 8:11am 02.18.22 Nice! Looks like you have one of the rare models that does not have the pop top. I'm jealous of tha
Installing shore power (1) jssailem at 8:08am 02.18.22 Dave is discussing at your panel. The current panel design is to use an ELCI breaker on the incoming
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) sail sfbay at 7:43am 02.18.22 For the halyards and topping lift, which I use as a safety line when climbing the mast) low stretch
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 7:30am 02.18.22 Dreamer, my Michigan friend, I reviewed the Selden website. Where I came upon a Splicing PDF with th
Cockpit Water Hose Inlet (1) jviss at 7:24am 02.18.22 Assuming that's a connection to supply fresh water from the dock... That kind of connection is gene

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